Negative pressure wound therapy using gauze and foam: Histological, immunohistochemical and ultrasonography morphological analysis of the granulation tissue and scar tissue. Preliminary report of a clinical study

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 355-364

  Fraccalvieri, Marco ^a   Zingarelli, Enrico ^a   Ruka, Erind ^a   Antoniotti, Umberto ^a   Coda, Renato ^b   Sarno, Antonino ^c   Bocchiotti, Maria Alessandra ^a   Bruschi, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b GRADENIGO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chariker Jeter method; Foam; Gauze; Negative pressure wound therapy; V.A.C. therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOAM DRESSING; FOLLOW UP; GAUZE DRESSING; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; SCAR; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN GRAFT; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPSY; CICATRIX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958792258     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00798.x     Document Type: Article

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